Anyone use magnets on the back to catch the bottle cap? I’d rather do that than use a little catch box on the bottom. I can’t find a magnet strong enough, ordered some rare earth discs and have 2 glued in. Hopefully that works, waiting on the glue to dry now.

Any old computer hard drives laying around? Those magnets inside them are the strongest thing I have ever played with! I hold heavy things to metal shelving in my garage and have used a couple as fridge magnets for heavy things on the side of the fridge

Anyone use magnets on the back to catch the bottle cap? I’d rather do that than use a little catch box on the bottom. I can’t find a magnet strong enough, ordered some rare earth discs and have 2 glued in. Hopefully that works, waiting on the glue to dry now.

I’ve been looking into that as well. N52 magnets seem to be the most commonly used, but they’re about $10 each for a decent size

@NicShimala that’s the type I have. I paid $8 for 6 that are 1.26" diameter and 1/8" thick. Ended up just using two of them and it works. One magnet just wasn’t catching them, and thicker magnets make the overall cost more. Using two of the thin magnets keeps overall cost low for me, so I’ll just do that.

I think I left about .4" between the face and the magnet. It was just the first test with these new magnets. I’m going to probably leave about .2" on the next one I’m making for a friend.

Looks good. and now i want a beer.

Might i suggest moving the magnet down further. you get a 12 pack of caps on there and it’ll be difficult to get a bottle under the opener. That’s just the lazy side of me talking, let the caps build up as much as possible till you HAVE to take them off.

Might i suggest moving the magnet down further. you get a 12 pack of caps on there and it’ll be difficult to get a bottle under the opener. That’s just the lazy side of me talking, let the caps build up as much as possible till you HAVE to take them off.

The magnetic catch is cool no doubt, but if you are looking to maximize profit, use scrap to make a catch pocket. Pennies compared to dollars. Adds up over time.

I’m going to make the catch bucket on some. Probably give the option. Some it looks better without depending on the phrase or image. The dollar here and there definitely add up over time, but even with the magnet cost added in…you should make a hefty profit.

My first bottle opener attempt made with Easel Pro and Vcarved. This was a birthday present for a Co-worker also. 3 coats of shellac and 2 coats of Helmsman Semi-Gloss Indoor/Outdoor Spar Urethane. For the bottom, I cut six 1" diameter holes to a depth of .7, leaving a thin ~.05 and glued 6 cheap magnets in that I got from Lowes.

Think there would be anything wrong with just going to town on the carvings, not considering the magnet, bucket, etc. for the caps, then figuring that out after? Be nice to just churn out a ton of different backs, then maybe have the option for others to choose what they wanted or even to just eyes it and see which style looks best with what design.